Vacron SA-650HD User manual

4 CH Vehicle Mobile DVR
2012 APR V1.1
TAYPE A: Without 3G Module
TAYPE B OPTIONAL
TAYPE B: 3G Module

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Index
A. Features..........................................................................................................1
B. Specification ...................................................................................................2
C. Product Appearance .......................................................................................3
D. Installation 2.5”HDD........................................................................................4
E. Record / Stop-Record.....................................................................................5
F. System operating instruction ..........................................................................6
Through IR Remote controller instruction.......................................................6
Main menu page switch..................................................................................6
System Setup instruction ................................................................................7
LIVE Display .................................................................................................11
Playback mode .............................................................................................11
G. Playback .......................................................................................................12
1. Through Carbox Player on PC site...........................................................12
2. Playback on DVR site ...............................................................................21
H. HDD Format..................................................................................................22
I. Restore Storage Device................................................................................25
J. 3G-SIM Card Setting (with 3G Module)........................................................27
K. Capacity Evaluation of Continuous Recording Storage Device ...................28

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A. Features
1. Provide Video output for playing-back mode in mainframe.
2. Recording format: D1 and CIF
3. Support 1CH Audio Input.
4. User friendly player software, easy to operation.
5. Overall quick search event log.
6. The full recording time and date can be showing in the
monitor directly.
7. Wide range voltage design.
8. Auto recording after power supplied.
9. Removable HDD Track compatible with 2.5" HDD or SSD.
10. Provide 4 sets of alarm input ports, built-in buzzer.
11. Firmware can be upgraded via USB port.
12. Support recording audio, video, G-sensor and GPS data at
the same time.
13. Optional 3G module, for real time monitoring the driving
statue, or talk to driver

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B. Specification
Item Description
Video Format NTSC PAL
Video Input 4CH Input / BNC
Audio Input 1CH Input / Harness Connector
Video Output 1CH Output /BNC
Audio Output 1CH Output /RCA
Alarm Input 4 Alarm Input
Alarm Output Buzzer
Display Mode Full Screen, 4 Split, Auto-Switch
Display Resolution 720 x 480 720 x 576
Recording
Resolution
D1 720 x 480 720 x 576
CIF 360 x 240 360 x 288
Recording Frame Max. 120 FPS Max. 100 FPS
Compression Format H.264 Technology
Operation System Embedded Linux Kernel
Simplex Record / Playback
Recording Mode Real Time Recording
Delaying-record function after
power off 15/30/60/120 Minutes
LED Indicator Power, HDD
Event Mode Alarm Trigger / Video Loss
Playback Mode Normal Speed x1
Search Function: Time / Event
Network 3G module (TYPE B)
GPS GPS(optional)
Storage Type 2.5" HDD
Firmware Update USB
Multi-Language English / Traditional Chinese / Others
(Customizable)
G Sensor G Sensor
Operation IR Remote Controller
Power Supply DC 8V~ 28V
Dimension 180mm x 210mm x 58mm (W x D x H)
Weight 3Kg (with bracket without HDD)
Operation Temperature -20℃∼+65℃( Inside Vehicle)
Accessories Standard
Main Machine, Remote Control, 3 Pin Power
Cable, Harness Plug for Video Input , Alarm
Cable, Driver CD, Quick Guide
Optional 3G Module, G-Mouse

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C. Product Appearance
FRONTPANEL
REARPANEL
HDD Lock
Power Indicator LED
USB
Record Indicator LED IR Receiver
2.5”HDD
SIM Card Slot (TYPE B)
Video Input Video Output
Audio Output
GPS(optional)
Power Input
DC 8-28V
Harness Connector
Alarm Input
Audio Input / Output
Video Output
1. DC12V output (+)
2. Signal and general DC
grounding
3. Signal and general DC
grounding
4. DC8~28V input (+)
5. ACC starter control
6. GNDP car power
grounding(negative
electricity)
Harness Connector:
Assorted cable includes 4
sets of Video input, power
core and S connector.
3G (TYPE B)

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D. Installation 2.5”HDD
Mobile DVR Hard Disk
Drive , screws x4, 2.5” Hard
Disk(Optional)
1. Take off the side
screws of Hard Disk
Drive.
2. Push the hard disk
drive connects port out in
parallel.
3. Connect the HD flat cable
with 2.5”HD, make the
alignment between HD &
Shockproof plate and put
the HD in.
4. Lock four screws to fix the
hard disk & Hard Drive
Enclosure.
5. Push the cover of hard
drive enclosure flatly to
connect port.
6. Lock two screws into
both sides of hard
drive enclosure.
7. Install the hard drive
enclosure into mobile
DVR and make the lock
of hard disk is on
“ON” status.

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E. Record / Stop-Record
1. Power on / Record
Turn on the power, and it will take approximately 40 seconds to
boot up. During the recorder booting up, the HDD indicator LED
will start flashing as the recording is in progress.
Light indicator:
● Red light: light on, means power on; light off, means no
power/power off.
● Green light: light flashing, means HDD take recording; light
off means non-recording.
★Remark: While using playback function in DVR, it cannot
take live recording at that time.
2. Power off/Stop recording:
Power off also stop recording, at then you can take out HDD to
read the recorded files.
Power Indicator LED
Record Indicator LED

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F. System operating instruction
Vehicle DVR can be operated through two methods: IR remote
controller and PC software application.
Through IR Remote controller instruction
1. As following is the key mapping table for IR Remote controller：
2. DVR OSD menu operation and IR Remote controller key
mapping chart
Main menu page switch
page1/3 setting
page 2/3 setting
page3/3 (with 3G module)
CH2 display
Record
Quad display
Menu
Up / Down / Left / Right
Fast Forward
Stop
Step/Pause
CH1 displa
y
CH3 display
CH4 displa
y
Mute
Enter
Fast Rewind
Pla
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◆IR Remote controller Instruction
(1) Select Item: [up/down/left/right]
(2) Change setting for selected item: [up/down/left/right]
(3) Change setting for Bar item：[Enter]
(4) Full Screen display for each CH: [CH1~CH4]
(5) Open OSD menu, back to previous page：[menu]
(6) Quad display：[Quad]
(7) Enter playback mode：[play]
(8) Stop Play/exit playback mode：[Stop]
(9) Suspend recording:[Pause]
System Setup instruction
(1) Set Encode Parameter
IR Remote controller operating instruction
(1) Can be selected Resolution/Record frame rate /Recording
quality from up/down key on remote controller.
(2) Left key→Change parameter.
(3) Right key→Back to pervious parameter.
Items Setting
(1) Encode Frame Size (Res.): D1 / CIF
(2) Encode Frame Rate: 5/15/20/25/30
(D1 max. 15 / CIF max. 30)
(3) Encode Quality: Low/Normal/High

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2. Set Video Parameter
IR remote controller operating instruction
(1) Up/Down key→Select current channel for setup
(2) Left/Right key→Set brightness/contrast/hue for current
channel (Left key→To reduce)/ (Right key→To increase)
Item Setting
(1) Brightness: (Left key→to reduce)/ (Right key→to
increase)
(2) Contrast: (Left key→to reduce)/ (Right key→to increase)
(3) Hue: (Left key→to reduce Hue)/ (Right key→to increase
Hue)
3. Set Time
IR Remote controller operating instruction
(1) Up key→Plus one, Down key→Reduce one.
(2) Left key→Left one space, Right key→Right one space.
4. Set Plate Number

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IR Remote controller operating instruction
(1) Up key→Numbers plus one or alphabetical order to
increase.
(2) Down key→Number reduce one or alphabetical order to
reduce
(3) Left key→Left one space.
(4) Right key→Right one space.
5. Delete All Record Data (Format Disk)
(1) Delete All Record Data
Use right key or left key to select the selection then click
“enter” to confirm.
★Caution! All data will be deleted when you click “Yes”.
6. Default Live View Channel Display
(1) Select the default live view CH after startup: Item selected
will be default live view display mode after DVR booting
completed.
(2) On this page, Use left key or right key to select Quad display
(Multi-CH) or CH 1 Display, then press “enter” to confirm.

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7. Power Management
(1) Power Management: Setup Extended Record period after
Engine shutdown.
(2) Use IR Remote controller for setting, Click Left key to move
one space for selecting time for delay-recording, then press
enter key to confirm.(The delay-recording period can be
0,5,10,15,20 minutes)
8. Check Firmware Version
(1) To check current firmware version, please select version
and press enter key.
★Check the current firmware version first before firmware
upgraded.
9. Check MDVR ID Information (Only available when DVR with
specific 3G module)
(1) If you need to check current MDVR ID information, please
click MDVR ID and press enter key on remote controller.

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★Check the current MDVR ID version is the newest version
first before start 3G information setup.
LIVE Display
(1) Select CH1~CH4 to full display mode; If you want to return to
quad display, please press quad key.
(2) On Live view mode, click “menu’ to enter OSD menu or click
‘Play” to enter playback mode.
★If it shows the “G” mark on Upper right screen, it means GPS
positioning successes.
Playback mode
(1) Select CH1~CH4 as full display for each CH; If you want to
return to quad display, please press quad key.
(2) On Playback mode, please click “stop” to exit the playback
mode.
(3) Press pause key to pause video stream.
(4) On Pause mode, Press the play key to continue play
recording file.

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G. Playback
1. Through Carbox Player on PC site
(1) Use HDD to playback directly
Execute the CarBox2.exe from CD-ROM , the display as
showing below. Click Play button to select HDD; or click
open file to choose the files from hard disk, and then
double-click the file you want to play. Under playing mode
the play key will switch to pause key.
★Caution: It needs to install DirectX 9.0 or above before
running CarBox2 software.
Operating instruction
Viewer interface schematic
GPS Coordinate, Speed and Google Map (select models with 3G modules)
a. Control interface description
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Control Interface
G SENSO
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GPS Coordinate
Speed

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1 Previous File
2 Previous Frame
3 Backward Play
4 Pause
5 Stop
6 Play
7 Next Frame
8 Next file
9 Open folder, select file.
10 Disk backup. Select the backup path for file
storage.
11 Google Map
12 Configuration
13 Snapshot
14 Tool, HDD format, language setting.
Hard Disk backup
Review footage on the HDD through PC, Click” ”, then it
will pop-up as following backup dialogue windows.

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Step 1. Select the HDD drive no.
Step 2. Select the recorded file which you want to backup
Step 3. Select the Backup Format
Backup format:
(1) RAW backup file. Specific .sd format
XXXX*.sd file
(2) AVI File(*.avi) backup when take this format as
backup
CHN01 for front view camera
image file, file type: *.avi
caution★：The difference between .sd format
and .avi format is that AVI file contains only video
and audio data but lose the GPS coordinates, speed
and G-sensor data. so, we would recommend to
select .sd format when you back the file.
Step 4. Backup Path: Select your backup destination (e.g.:
C:\BlackBox)

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Step 5. Backup: Click ‘backup’ to start saving the file to your
specified destination
Configuration
Before start recording, please configure the setting well and
then plug HDD into the host. The configuration interface of
its options detailed instructions, please see the operation
manual of CD-ROM.
1 Video
Quality
Select the video Quality: High/
Normal / Low
2 Video
Frame
Set the recording frame rate for
the camera
(2、4、6、8、10、15、20、25、
30)

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3 Video
Format video signal format D1/CIF
4 Car
Information
You can input the driver’s name or
license number here to identify
people’s identity. Suitable for
company or group using.
5 Audio
Recording Audio recording on or off.
6 password
This function can encrypt the data
and prevent others from
accessing. Maximum letters:15
letters.
Example: 123456789123456
After setting the password up, you
have to input password every time
for playing the files, modify the
setting, formatting the HDD etc.
★Note: Please check if you have
set capital letters for your
password and save your password
well in other place to prevent from
missing.
7 Speed unit
You can set up the speed unit
here.
Km/h: kilometer per hour
Mile/h: mile per hour
Knot: knot per hour
★Note：1 KM=0.6214 mile,
1 mile=1.6093KM, 1 Knot
=1.853KM
8 Time zone Time Zone:
GMT (GPS auto time correction)
Snapshot
While playing the recorded file, you can use this function

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to snapshot the picture and save it into your PC.
Default saving path for snapshot picture will be in
x:\IBoxPlayer/Snapshot folder. File type: .bmp
b. Latitude & Longitude Coordinates
c. G SENSOR
G-sensor: Detect & record G-force data.
(1) X: The G-force from left & right of the car.
(2) Y: The G-force from front & back of the car.
(3) Z: The G-force from upside & downside of the car
d. Speed meter
e. Video Search & Play Speed
(1) Video Searching：You can use the mouse to drag the bar to
search the video quickly.
(2) Play Speed：Support 2x, 4x fast forwarding and -2x, -4x slow
play mode.
Speed
Position
Latitude & Longitude
G SENSOR
Video searching BAR
Play speed

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f. Volume control
Volume BAR: Click the left button of mouse control to
adjust the volume degree.
(2) 3G client software for viewing directly(select models with 3G
modules)
Executive Playback software “3G ClientApp.exe ” , the
playback screen shown as below. Enter the username and
password and then press “ ” button to login screen.
★ Note: To perform this software will require DirectX 9.0 or more.
Click and then select the name of vehicle to view the
image(example, the figure of 175) Then click on Channel-01 (or
other Channel) and then hold down the left mouse button and drag to
the split screen in right side.
The other method to choose split-screen first and then click on
Channel-01 with right key of the mouse, click PLAY function to view
real-time image.( When the icon becomes , it means the vehicle
that is currently offline. Only the icon return to online status to
see the real-time image.)
V
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Volume degree